Pet Chat Mary

11/16/2025

Great suggestions on improving your pet's food with these small changes. 🐶💖🍗🐈‍⬛🥦👍

11/11/2025

To all of those who served our country, thank you for your service so we could have our freedom. 🪖🎖🐎🐕‍🦺🇺🇸

Today is Veterans Day, a day to honor and thank all the brave people who have served and sacrificed for our country. We also want to recognize and appreciate the special role that animals play in the military and in the lives of veterans. Animals have been loyal companions, helpers, and heroes for soldiers throughout history, providing comfort, support, and protection. 🐾

11/07/2025

November is National Diabetes Awareness Month. Pets get it too but if you keep an eye out for the symptoms and catch it early, you'll have a better outcome for you and your pet. 🐶🐾🐈🩺💉

💉 November is Pet Diabetes Month — a time to raise awareness about diabetes in cats and dogs. This condition affects about 1 in 300 adult dogs and 1 in 230 cats and occurs when the body can’t properly produce or use insulin, leading to elevated blood sugar levels.​

🔎 Watch for signs like increased thirst, frequent urination, weight loss, fatigue, or a change in appetite. With early detection, proper veterinary care, and consistent monitoring, pets with diabetes can still live happy, healthy lives.

🩺 A quick check-up today can make a lifelong difference for your furry friend!

11/05/2025

The Beaver Moon will be the closest to planet Earth this year. It's such a stunning sky. Enjoy and take in all the wonderful energy the full moon had to offer. 🦫🌕🌏🦫

🌕 Full Beaver Moon – November 5, 2025

The Beaver Moon rises as a symbol of preparation, grounding, and quiet strength. In nature, it’s when beavers build their homes for winter — and for us, it’s a reminder to tend to what sustains our peace.

This moon asks you to look at what you’ve been building beneath the surface. To honor your effort, release what no longer fits, and make space for calm before the next season begins.

Let its light steady you. You’re safe to slow down and trust your own timing.

✨ Affirmation: “I nurture what brings me peace and let go of what’s complete.”

11/01/2025

Enjoy that extra hour of sleep tonight unless you have pets! They don't care that our clocks have changed one bit! ⏰️🐶🐾🐈‍⬛🐾🐴🕰

That time of year when people get an extra hour of sleep... unless you have cats, you've been warned!! 🥱😸

10/31/2025

Happy Halloween!!! 🎃👻🧙‍♀️🐈‍⬛🐾🐕‍🦺🍬

10/30/2025

Happy Halloween Eve!! 👻🎃🐴🍬🤡

Kicky Brand, humor for people who love trick or treat.

10/29/2025

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Scott Metzger Cartoons Is my all time favorite!

10/26/2025

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He's freaking everybody out

🎃Join us on Patreon! Patreon.com/ScottMetzgerCartoons

10/23/2025

Who knew there was a Guinea Pig Awareness Week?!?! Great pets to have that are highly social and smart. Great info! 🐹💖🐹

10/21/2025

Be careful where you store your Halloween candy!! 🎃🐶🐾🐈‍⬛🍬

How Safely Are You Storing Your Halloween Candy?

Because you just know that there will be dogs who got into the Halloween candy inspite all the warnings to actively supervise the dog and to safely stow the candy that was bought for Halloween night :( ...

Read the label carefully as these days manufacturers are putting artificial sweetners everywhere!

Ranking The Dangers of Many Common Halloween Candy From Lowest To Highest Risk When Ingested By Your Dog - Will It Immediately Kill My Dog?

* remember, the smaller the dog, the more of the candy or chocolate that was ingested, the more pronounced and serious the symptoms*

1. Not an emergency health threat in a small quantity
(less than 10 grams):

Candy Corn,
Skittles,
Sour Candy, Lemonheads, Starburst,
Smarties,
Blow Pops,
Jolly Ranchers

2. Pretty unsafe in larger quantities (more than 10 grams):
Almond Joy, Reese’s,
M&Ms,
Snickers,
Kit-Kat,
Twix,
Tootsie Rolls, Butterfinger,
Milky Way

3. Unsafe in any quantity and is an emergency:

Anything containing xylitol,
dark chocolate, raisins,
macadamia nuts .

Treats That
You Need To Stow Safely Out of Dog Reach

Anything containing :

1. Xylitol,
2. Raisins,
3. Dark chocolate,
4. All of the items containing milk chocolate. There is very little actual chocolate there but a small dog ingesting a large quantity can be an issue.
5. Anything containing sugar, fat, etc. can lead to gastrointestinal upset.

All of the non-chocolate sugary stuff is going to create a health issue . There is a potential for GI upset here but not much else. So be prepared.

Also, dogs can the swallow candy wrappers ( especially foil wrappers)or costume parts. This too can send him to the doggy ER and cost you a LOT of $$.

So PLEASE, store Halloween candy in closed metal containers or closed upper most cupboards and NOT on the counter because dogs can counter surf, climb up on counters to open lower cupboards, and even open up bi-fold pantry doors.

10/15/2025

It's National Vet Tech Week! Cheers to those who do it all with not a lot of pay. These are the true heroes in the veterinary field!! 👩‍🔬🐶🐾🐈‍⬛🧑‍🔬💖

In case you didn't know, it’s NATIONAL VET TECH WEEK! Our team is incredible and deserves to be celebrated and appreciated!
We thank them for everything they do - they don’t get to hear that enough. We wouldn’t be able to care for our patients without them and all of their hard work and dedication!